For Christopher Farr, art and design are as entwined as the threads in one
of the superb hand-knotted carpets he has become famous for. But Farr is
also keenly aware of the difference. “A designer works to a brief, whereas
an artist is relatively free of constrictions,” he notes. “Without religious and
societal responsibilities, the artist can open the floodgates of subjectivity,
which confuses and overwhelms in equal measure. It’s pretty exciting.”